Microparticles and their therapeutic or diagnostic use
US6416739B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2989
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Microcapsules having a wall thickness of no more than 500 nm, and a bulk density of no more than 0.2 g.cm−3, are suitable for therapeutic or diagnostic use. They are aerodynamically light, and can be used for delivery to the lung, or diagnosis by ultrasound.
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